Information Technology Officer (Development)

Duties

• Information Technology Officer (Development) will be mainly responsible for –
• (a) performing in-house development with full SDLC and documentation;
• (b) providing on-going system maintenance and support such as troubleshooting and bug fixing for various systems and applications;
• (c) handling website updates, managing web hosting and content management platforms;
• (d) providing technical advices to support business requirements;
• (e) engaging and collaborating with stakeholders to meet the business objectives; and
• (f) carrying out other technical and administrative duties as specified by the management.

Entry Requirements

(a) Candidates [See Note (1)] should have –

(i) a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology (IT) or related discipline from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent;

(ii) met the language proficiency requirements of ‘Level 2’ [See Note (2)] or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent;

(iii) at least four (4) years relevant post-qualification full-time IT working experience, of which two (2) years must be in a similar post and in a comparable capacity; and

(iv) at least two (2) years full-time hands-on experience in Java-based system development.

(b) Candidates should be customer-oriented and able to perform under pressure, willing to work after office hours and occasionally working on an on-call basis as required.

(c) Preference will be given to candidates who have experience in the following areas, technologies and/or products

(i) System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including feasibility study, system analysis and design, procurement and installation, programming and implementation, system nursing and maintenance;

(ii) Agile software development;

(iii) Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline;

(iv) DevSecOps;

(v) Full stack development (MEAN/MERN/LAMP);

(vi) RESTful API development;

(vii) Java frameworks such as Spring MVC, Spring Boot;

(viii) Python, PHP and/or .NET programming;

(ix) NoSQL database;

(x) Containerisation such as Red Hat OpenShift, podman, containerd, KubeSphere, Knative, etc.; and

(xi) Service mesh/serverless architecture.

Pay

HK$45,600 - $48,600 per month

Terms of Appointment

Successful candidates will be appointed on two-year non-civil service contract (NCSC) terms. Further renewal of contract will be subject to the candidate’s performance and service needs.

How to Apply

Applicants must apply online through the G.F. 340 Online Application System of the Civil Service Bureau (<https://www.csb.gov.hk>). Applications which are incomplete or submitted in person, by post, by fax or by e-mail will not be accepted.

Applicants are required to send (i) results of HKDSEE/HKCEE or equivalent examinations and qualification [See Note (2)]; (ii) official transcripts and certificates of academic and professional qualifications obtained from institutions; and (iii) proof of current and previous employment record through email to <[email hidden]> by the application deadline. The on-line application number should be quoted on the copies of supporting documents or quoted in the e-mail sent. Applicants should also provide a detailed account of their relevant experience in a prescribed Supplementary Information Sheet which can be downloaded from the OFCA webpage at <https://www.ofca.gov.hk/en/about_us/career_ofca/job/index.html>. Academic certificates and employment proofs which are incomplete or submitted in person, by post or by fax will not be accepted.

As invitations and notifications will be issued via e-mail, applicants should provide an accurate e-mail address. Applicants are responsible for checking their e-mails to ensure that invitations and notifications will be duly received. Candidates who are selected for written test and/or selection interview will normally receive an invitation by email in about six to eight weeks from the closing date for application. Those who are not invited for written test and/or selection interview may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.